Anchorless Press

Folded up the final 8 bookbands for Dear Nani this afternoon. Stock is getting very low, so if you've been meaning to buy it, don't wait!
A thousand thank yous to
and .studio for the beautiful poem and printing 💜

This Saturday at 12pm EST we will be holding a virtual launch of Dear Nani, the new photobook from Anchorless Press. Zinnia will be speaking about the project with her mother, Rehana Naqvi. We will also be joined by writer Arushi Vats who will read the poem that she wrote about the project "Every Mother a Cipher"

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One of the first things about Zinnia's project that struck me, was her inclusion of herself in this exploration of her family archive. As a great-grandchild of an avid photographer, I understand this impulse of trying to know your family a bit better through the traces they left behind.

Here are a few spreads from Dear Nani, where Zinnia plays with the physical object of the photograph, in her framing as photographer. Hear more about this on Saturday when we join Zinnia and family members in conversation about the new book, noon EST Sat Feb 26. Link in bio.

Pre-sales are open! Zinnia's book launches Saturday and is shipping this week. Pick-up options in Montreal and Toronto to save on shipping.

Dear Nani by Zinnia Naqvi – Anchorless Press Dear Nani by Zinnia Naqvi Dear Nani (2017 – ongoing) is a photobook addressing issues of gender performance and colonial mimicry through the family archive. The photographs are of the artist’s maternal grandmother, Rhubab Tapal. Nani is performing the act of cross-dressing by wearing several dif...